a sentence that asks a question and ends in a question mark.

a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark

a sentence that gives an order (command) and may end in a period or an exclamation point

a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions

a group of words that contains one subject and one verb

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

a statement discussing known factors or hypothetical situations and their consequences (often using the word 'if')

sentences that express negation, and rely on such words as no, not, can't, don't, won't

Which of the following is NOT a word that creates a negative sentence?

What are the following words?

'what', 'which', 'who', 'whose', 'when', 'where' and 'how' (along with the verbs 'be', 'have', and 'do')

Only gives two options, should only be used when asking for a response on one issue.

questions a person is to answer in his or her own words beyond a 'yes' or 'no'

a phrase that is added to the end of a sentence to make it a question, or to check that someone agrees with the statement just made

the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker using quotation marks

reporting what someone says without using their exact words by using a verb like 'say', 'ask' or 'tell', followed by 'that' speech.

An action words that tells you what people, animals or things are doing.

feeling or atmosphere that a writer (speaker) creates for the reader (listener)

the attitude of the author (speaker) toward their subject matter and/or their audience and the way feelings are expressed

This expresses a general truth or a customary action.

verb tense that shows action in progress

verb tense that describes an action that began in the past but continues in the present.

the letters a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y

verbs with only one syllable

this is another word for 'helping verb'

Use this word for simple present tense of the verb 'to be' for singular nouns

Use this word for simple present tense of the verb 'to be' for plural nouns

Use 'is' and 'are' with the word '____________' to say what you can see and hear.

ends in -ing

verbs that do not add -ed to show past tense

the past participle used at the end of regular verbs to create the simple past tense

marks used to show what someone is saying

these verbs are used to say what people own or possess and are the simple present tense of the verb 'to have'

A word that describes a noun

A word that describes a verb

These are used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter.

names one person, place, thing, or idea

names more than one person, place, thing, or idea

before words beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o, u) [Please note: There are exceptions such as "a uniform"]

With some words that end in -fe, you change f to v, and add -s. However, an exception to this rule is the word _______________.

examples of plural nouns that don't follow the -s rule. They don't end in -s, -es, -ies or -ves. Instead, the word changes form.

Examples of plural nouns that are the same as the singular noun.

Examples of nouns that are always plural

examples of collective nouns

words for men and boys, and male animals

words for women and girls, and female animals.Nouns that end in -ess and -ress often belong to the feminine gender.

denotes nouns with no sex., refers to things, places, ideas, or qualities that are neither male nor female

a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.

A thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted

word that takes the place of a common noun or a proper noun

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves

pronoun that asks a question; examples: who, whom, whose, what, which

Uses 'this', 'these', 'that', and 'those' to point out a person, place, thing, or idea

"I" and "Me" standpoint. Personal perspective.

The person spoken to. The pronoun is 'you' (in both singular and plural). The narrator tells a listener what he/she has done or said, using the personal pronoun "you."

The person (or animal, or thing) is being spoken about

shortens a word by removing one letter or more and substituting an apostrophe in the same spot.

These are words that connect one thing with another, showing how they are related. These are about position, place, or time and are usually followed by a noun or a pronoun

a word that joins two phrases or sentences

a word that expresses a sudden, strongfeeling (emotion) such as surprise, pain, or pleasure.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the three things conjunctions can do

informal contraction for "are not" *(not proper English)

Words such as 'many', 'much', and 'several' tell about quantity without giving an exact number are called __________________________________________________.

When the words 'what', 'which', and 'whose' directly precede a noun

when the words 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their' directly precede (are before) the noun.